The History of Dort

I posted an exploration of the Synod of Dort over at the BH blog. I focused on the points of controversy between the British and the Gomarists, noting what did and did not make it into the final version.
This whole study has been enriching for me personally, and so I hope that others find [...]

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The View of the English Delegates at Dort Regarding Apostasy and the Loss of Justification

Peter White’s book Predestination, Policy and Polemic includes a chapter on the English delegation sent to the Synod of Dort. He examines many of their writings, including the Collegiat Suffrage which the English presented as their position on the heads listed at Dort. Much of this can also be found in Anthony Milton’s [...]

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On Dort, Again

It seems that my historical presentation of Dort has been called into question. I have been accused of the worst sort of historical revisionism, trying to pull the wool over people’s eyes in an attempt to introduce something new. This is all based on the premise that “everyone knows” what Dort taught. [...]

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Limited Atonement

As Dabney points out, the very term “atonement” is unclear. What do we mean by this word? It comes from the older English, literally at-one-ment, which would imply reconciliation. We can also recall various “atonement models,” which include Christus Victor, the ransom theory, and penal substitution. Dabney, as well as Warfield, [...]

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Muller on Dort and “L”

In a second chapter, the Canons treat of the problem of the relationship of Christ’s sacrifice to the salvation of the elect. Because the form of the Canons is so closely related to the forms of the Remonstrance it is incorrect to argue that the Synod derived a concept of limited Atonement from the [...]

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A Healthy Response

In the latest issue of Clarion, the Canadian Reformed theological journal, Dr. C. Van Dam critically responded to Mid-America Reformed Seminary’s doctrinal statement regarding NPP and FV issues. Van Dam rightly saw that the issues overlapped with the controversies surrounding Schilder and the Liberated’s covenantal views, which should be pointed out quite openly, seeing [...]

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A History of Klaas Schilder and the Liberation of 1944

Here’s a portion of my paper for History of Christianity II. I wrote on the history of the Liberated Churches which lead to the formation of the Canadian Reformed Churches. Being a native Mississippian, this was somewhat foreign territory, but I was able to get my hands on some pertinent resources, and I [...]

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William Hendriksen on the Eternal Covenant Within the Trinity

I’ve been preparing a paper for my Church History class on the Dutch Reformed (Liberated) Churches and the theology of Klaas Schilder. Since I am supposed to be focusing on history, I have read a little of other Dutch writers around that time to gain some context. Hoeksema is a good albeit critical [...]

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S. G. De Graaf on What it Means to Live By Faith

Man now had to learn to live by faith: our sin and the misery in the world had made it appear that man could expect no favor from God. To be sure, man had also lived by faith in Paradise, but then his belief made perfect sense. After the fall, man had to live by [...]

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Klaas Schilder and the Liberated- Some Online Resources

Oome Kees [Cornelius Van Til] spoke of being influenced by four people: J. Gresham Machen, Gerhardus Vos, Klaas Schilder and Abraham Kuyper.
Learning From the Life of Dr. Klaas Schilder
Ordained Servant 4.3
S. G. De Graaf- The True Faith
S. G. De Graaf- “Two Covenants” from Promise and Deliverance [...]

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